The Harvard men's tennis team split a pair of matches against Yale and Brown this weekend, barely missing an opportunity to win the Ivy League championship.

The Crimson, ranked No. 43 in the country, had not lost to Yale since 1994, but the No. 60 Bulldogs ended the seven-year drought when they squeaked by Harvard Friday with a 4-3 upset.

On Sunday, Harvard returned to the Beren Tennis Center to face Brown (11-10, 3-4 Ivy). In one of the most hotly contested Ivy matches all season, the Crimson (13-8, 5-1) earned a 5-2 victory after a four-hour battle in the blistering heat.

The weekend split leaves Harvard and Columbia with one loss each in Ivy play. If the Crimson can beat Dartmouth in Hanover on Wednesday, it will win the conference due to its earlier victory over the Lions.

"There are six teams in the league capable of beating each other this year," Harvard Coach David Fish '72 said. "It's the deepest I've seen in 25 years. It's marvelous competition-but I'm going to have to get some Antacids."

Harvard 5, Brown 2

Parity proved to be in full effect on Sunday when the Bears were in town.